BEER ,WINE,PRICES UP TODAY

[Beer Leo]

What have the world become to?    This is not right way to go! 
My guess is that Obama and Syria is involved. 

[CO-CO]

Doesn't matter if it is old stock, all stores need to up their prices today as in order to re-stock they have to pay that higher price. 

I went to a local store here and bought 6 cases at 505 baht.  An hour later the guy came saying he made a mistake and the price should have been 545 baht.  And while I could have argued with him that the deal was already closed, I let him take the beer back. 

These village stores have very little profit.  There seems to be a village store every 20 meters or so.  A lot of competion, small profit, sometimes measured in 10th of a baht.

I am kind of glad the guy came and I was starting to feel guilty for taking advantage of his ignorance for a lousy 150 baht or so. 

BTW, my TW called the Buriram Makro, they said that are still selling Leo at 495 baht.  However, they are out of stock at the moment.

True this is to be instantaneous on all stock. The bamboo telegraph was slow as usual.

Bollocks.

The vendors 'normal margin' will be achieved by selling old stock at old prices. New stock at new prices will be sold at the appropriate margin.

Selling old stock at the higher price simply gives a windfall profit.

I would have thought Americans would have known that !! 

Co Co you are all wet on this one. 

The Thai already has made his investment to buy the case, and has a 10 baht a case profit.  His new cost is 530 baht, where does this new 20 baht come from?  He has to make another investment from his profit. 

Or he can immediately up the price and not have take from his profit.   

But then that is why we Americans are superior in business to the rest of you.   

If you are so fcuking good at business, why are there so many of you in Thailand ?

[JasonB]

Coco,maybe what he said was a joke.Seeing the yanks are effectively bankrupt,and just keep raising their debt ceiling so they can print money....now THAT'S poor business management!

[urleft]

If you are so fcuking good at business, why are there so many of you in Thailand ?

Enjoying the fruits of our labors after we sold off everything in the US.  But we do get bored, so in my case I started a side internet business where my involvement is oversight.  We can jump in the car and head off on vacation and the business will run itself for weeks. 

Life is good when you let it be.      

[urleft]

Coco,maybe what he said was a joke.Seeing the yanks are effectively bankrupt,and just keep raising their debt ceiling so they can print money....now THAT'S poor business management!

No that is GVT in action. 

[urleft]

Just got back from Buriram Makro.  If you go to the registration counter and they have Leo cases, you can get two (provide Makro card to people and get ticket). 

Got 2 cases for 495 each.  You are allowed 2 a day. 

[Somnat]

@495 Baht a case I would be looking very hard at the bottled on date.

Thai beer doesn't keep that well.

Macro is notorious for putting new pallets of beer in front of old stock.

This has nothing to do with the recent price rise ... they just don't have a clue.

NO idea of stock rotation.

[nookiebear]

Doesn't matter if it is old stock, all stores need to up their prices today as in order to re-stock they have to pay that higher price. 

I went to a local store here and bought 6 cases at 505 baht.  An hour later the guy came saying he made a mistake and the price should have been 545 baht.  And while I could have argued with him that the deal was already closed, I let him take the beer back. 

These village stores have very little profit.  There seems to be a village store every 20 meters or so.  A lot of competion, small profit, sometimes measured in 10th of a baht.

I am kind of glad the guy came and I was starting to feel guilty for taking advantage of his ignorance for a lousy 150 baht or so. 

BTW, my TW called the Buriram Makro, they said that are still selling Leo at 495 baht.  However, they are out of stock at the moment.

True this is to be instantaneous on all stock. The bamboo telegraph was slow as usual.

Bollocks.

The vendors 'normal margin' will be achieved by selling old stock at old prices. New stock at new prices will be sold at the appropriate margin.

Selling old stock at the higher price simply gives a windfall profit.

I would have thought Americans would have known that !! 

Co Co you are all wet on this one. 

The Thai already has made his investment to buy the case, and has a 10 baht a case profit.  His new cost is 530 baht, where does this new 20 baht come from?  He has to make another investment from his profit. 

Or he can immediately up the price and not have take from his profit.   

But then that is why we Americans are superior in business to the rest of you.   

If you are so fcuking good at business, why are there so many of you in Thailand ?

Brilliant CoCo!

[nookiebear]

Today ..........Hokkee,NR.........EXPORT ....525...........LEO...538

[urleft]

@495 Baht a case I would be looking very hard at the bottled on date.

Thai beer doesn't keep that well.

Macro is notorious for putting new pallets of beer in front of old stock.

This has nothing to do with the recent price rise ... they just don't have a clue.

NO idea of stock rotation.

And expiration date of 310813 (what I got today) is fresh enough for me. 


I agree in general, 2 weeks ago they had Leo with expiration of 200513, I didn't buy. 

[urleft]

Got 2 more cases from Makro today since I was at Big C anyway, 495 each.  (BTW, Big has about 1/2 its liquor stock gone, and 70% of its beer, bottles on shelf are very dusty as if have been around on the top shelf awhile)

One case 310813, the 2nd case was half again as old, but within my tolerances. 

It was about 1 pm, 10 minutes later as we went to the checkout line all the beer was gone.  Not sure if they ran out or are just doing their usual slow stockage.
 
Upped my sales price to 55bt bottle, 35bt can (from 50/30) yesterday, no slowdown in sales, almost out of cans.  Amazing as we just try to have beer available for our internet customers, but Thai's keep coming just for the beer.  And the store 20 meters up the road still has not raised their prices. 
 
But then my beer is significantly colder as the prime user (me) likes his beer American Style, Ice Cold.   
 
 
 


 

[Alan]

I tried to explain the sale by date the other day and was assured this is not the sale by date but the manufacture date.............  Their firkin priceless aint they....... !

[nookiebear]

@495 Baht a case I would be looking very hard at the bottled on date.

Thai beer doesn't keep that well.

Macro is notorious for putting new pallets of beer in front of old stock.

This has nothing to do with the recent price rise ... they just don't have a clue.

NO idea of stock rotation.

And expiration date of 310813 (what I got today) is fresh enough for me. 


I agree in general, 2 weeks ago they had Leo with expiration of 200513, I didn't buy. 

That's the date its bottled,,,,,,,,,,Good for 12 months

[nookiebear]

LOCAL PRICES IN NONG KI YESTERDAY HAVE JUMPED........LEO & EXPORT BOTH 570 BOX/12 LARGE

[urleft]

Makro finally had some Leo:


Cans - 702 Case
Bottles-24   - 702 Case
Bottles 12 - 568 Case

Of course the pallet for the 568 case was empty. 

sorry Nookie, left my camera at home so no pictures for you.